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Hi Robin, Well, I'm glad the expert has waded in! Let's hope this gets fixed. It's really reducing the usefulness of Corel Draw for making slides and figures for publication. Best regards, Martin
Thanks for the info Foster on the JPEG problem. I'll make sure that Rus does get your book. Kelly
Foster, Keep me on a list to inform when/how I can use the .JPG files. From the files I have read on the CD there is a lot here I can use… always good to know I can get my money's worth. DaveM
>>Just jump over to PHCP.
Kelly, Some of the JPEG files on the book were compressed using Apple's QuickTime version of JPEG which is not supported by Draw, PPaint, PhotoShop or PhotoStyler. Rus should have a copy of the book any day now and hopefully you can find a way to support this flavor of…
Ed, Yes I put my CIS address in the book and many folks have foud me that way already. Prentice Hall has also opened their own forum for discussing our book and other PH titles. Just jump over to PHCP. Foster.
Some of the JPEG files were compressed using Apple's QuickTime version of JPEG which Corel does not support. I am working with the publisher to try and find a way to distribute something which will convert the files. Glad you like it. Foster.
Will try this again today. I error msg I got was "Can't Understand File" or something like that. DaveM
>> Bill walks on water. Wow, that's a neat trick if he can do it! Count me in when he starts passing around the loaves and fishes Robin
If the jpeg files aren't importing then what is happening – are you getting any error messages? Where do these files come from – what app? kelly
I'm afraid that I don't have any hands-on experience with this – stay tuned to the thread – I'm sure someone will offer an experienced hand. Kelly
Robin – FYI, I included a copy of your thread with MikeD concerning this problem in my upload to Bill. Things were quite a bit more hectic back then, so I can understand this subject carrying a somewhat lower priority at the time. However, things have settled down some now…
Yes, using Draw 4 ver B.
Yes, I thought I tried the import filter but didn't have much luck. I found I have very old drivers for the CD drive. Going to update ASAP. I tried so many new things the day I was messing around with this particular CD I may not have selected the…
Dave: OK then, disregard my previous message–except for the reference to Draw! 4. You are using 4, right? -Ed
Dave: JPG is a compression standard. Draw! is supposed to support this and has an import filter for it–we are talking Draw! 4 here, no? Photopaint also supports .JPG and so do the other major bitmap programs. -Ed
I should intervene here (Hi Martin!). As the author of the GraFit program that is being referred to, I am well aware that the Corel WMF import filter leaves much to be desired. However, I am also well aware that reporting the problem on this forum has no effect whatsoever.…
Andy, If straight PCL is all you need, you ought to be able to connect a PCL driver to FILE: and print to disk, right? You'd have to do some editing to the file afterwards, though. Steve
Bill, How you handle this will depend on the tools the Mac SB has available, yes? My first thought was to suggest dumping raster files on them. Corel then has complete control over the graphics/text et al. Run the graphics out as TIFF, let the SB pull them in and…
Ed, I know, the reference was to indicate I tried all options in both Draw and Paint. DaveM
I misread the file extension…got to get that new monitor in… it was *.jpg not *.ipg. Still can't read 'em anyway. DaveM
#Corel supports PCL?
Message #86578
Hi, I'm trying to create an insurance form that an applicaiton that I'm writing can download to a HP LaserJetIIIp as an overlay. Data from the program will be laid over the form in the printer, then printed. I'm not sure what the best way to do this is, but…
Corel to Mac Conversion?
Message #86576
Hi there, We're big Corel users ….lots of successes for a number of years…but a new dilemma has come up……hope you can help. We're attempting to print a process color map with a well-known "budget" printer in Kansas City and we've hit a road block. Because my partner was a…
#Corel to Mac Conversion?
Message #86575
Hi there, We're big Corel users ….lots of successes for a number of years…but a new dilemma has come up……hope you can help. We're attempting to print a process color map with a well-known "budget" printer in Kansas City and we've hit a road block. Because my partner was a…
> I'm afraid that this would not be possible to do with Corel. You would have to either trace the scanned image manually or via Corel Trace. Kelly
Dave: You can not "Open…" other than Draw! format documents. If you choose to "Import…" an image, you must first choose the proper extender from the list box under the directory listing in the Import… Dialog Box. -Ed
Dave: The author is a regular member of the forum. You can message him directly: Foster Coburn 70274,3072 If that info wasn't in the book–shame on him. -Ed
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Linn, The fountain steps settings is fixed at 128 in CorelDRAW! 3.0. You can, however, change it after the fact by modifying the EPS file (be very careful about this). > Make a backup copy of the EPS file > Open the EPS file in a text editor > Page…
Foster, Yes, it is your book (rather CD). I have just begun to read the book (I'm one of those guys that starts at page 1 and goes to the end). I did take a few minutes to look up some areas that I have interest in first as well…
CorelDRAW! UNLEASHED Coburn, Gonzalez and McCormick Sams Publishing, 1993
Ken, You are absolutely right and I apologize for wasting your time. When I began using CD3 and Quark my laser printer was not postscript compatible. Because the EPS files weren't printing properly from Quark (I also had display driver problems with Quark) I began to use CD3 exclusively, leaving…
Bill, I have also had problems with importing WMF files or clipboard images from a scientific graphics program, Grafit. The y-axis labels are all piled on top of each other below the graph together with all text and drawn objects. Import into WinWord works perfectly. I have talked to the…
Linn, I don't have enough information to be sure what the problem could be. I am using the same two apps with no problems that I can detect. I am saving the CD3 objects as EPS with any header resolution and importing the EPS into Quark. Do you have a…
Robert, download EPSFIX.COM from the library here. It contains a replacement EXPEPS.DLL file that fixes the problem in the image header. This is fixed in the "B" revision of Corel Draw 4. JC
Robert, Corel 4A5 is loaded with bugs. Follow Ed's instructions to get a new version. Until then it *should* work if you export with no header although I wouldn't trust it for paying work. Foster.
Dave, Are you sure that is IPG and not JPG? It could be they are in a flavor of JPEG that Corel doesn't handle correctly. I know several of the photos on the CD in my book cannot be read into Corel because they use the QuickTime JPEG compression that…
Robert: You should contact Corel for the Maintenance Revision to Draw! 4 (Rev B). You may call 800-77COREL or send E-mail (NOT A FORUM MESSAGE) to: Michael Raymond(SL)..75430,333 Donna Bertrand(SL)…72410,301 If you already have a successfull installation of Draw! 4 and want to keep it but update it to the…
I found the EPS file will be read by pagemaker if I set the header resolution to 0. any other setting. Of course, I'm unable to do layouts well with grey boxes. Robert
Jerry, I've recieved the files and will getour Filter guy right on it. Regards Bill
#Exporting Corel fountain
Message #86123
Is there a way to get drawings that contain fountain fills made in Corel Draw 3.0 to export and print properly from Quark 3.12 for Windows. This situation is forcing me to do my layouts in Corel Draw and making it impossible to use Quark. Any help would be greatly…
#EPS NOT READ BY PAGEMKR5
Message #86099
I have version 4.00.A5 of CD4. I have exported EPS files which Pagemaker 5.0 is unable to read ("checksum error"). This is the first I have tried to do this with CD4. I have had no trouble at all with CD3 EPS exports. Regards, Robert
John: To my knowledge the image must be in vector format. You can trace it in Draw! or you can trace it in Trace. -Ed
Exporting to Tiff 6.0
Message #86088
Hi, I have just started to use Corel 4 and wish to use it for exporting TIFF 6.0 images into PageMaker. My problem is that when I create an image which has 4 colours, 100% magenta, 100% cyan, 100% yellow and 100% black the exported CMYK TIFF produces colours which…
Ed, My problem is that I can't remember how I converted the bitmap into usable characters to export. I didn't trace the bitmap…as I recall I just scanned, imported it (all hand printed characters), and then was able to export each one. How would you go about this?
John: If you have the latest updates to Ver 4.0, then it should work the same as Ver 3. Make sure that each exported character (whether that is a single letter or complete word) is combined into a single path. -Ed
Dave: What is the name of the book and author? Most of the authors frequent this forum and you can address them personally. -Ed
Freehand Sucks!
Message #85992
James, There is no easy way of getting from Aldus Freehand to CorelDraw. The problem being that the EPS file created by Aldus is proprietary. One known method is to take the Freehand EPS file and run it through a filter called "EPS Exchange" manufactured by Altsys. What this does…
Export to CGM from Draw
Message #85991
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